Population biology of nassarius vibex (Say, 1822) on a sheltered beach in Southeastern Brazil

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 809-815

  Cabrini, Tatiana Medeiros Barbosa ^a   Cardoso, Ricardo Silva ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Nassariids; Nassarius vibex; population biology; sheltered beach

Indexed keywords

NASSARIIDAE; NASSARIUS VIBEX; SUS;

EID: 84866655157     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.031.0327     Document Type: Article

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